OC Fashion Style Ref Sheets
In preparation for ArtFight 2026, I decided to help show off more of two specific characters’ personalities that I’d make clothing style references for them.
Each outfit style reference covers sleepwear, casual, date night, and formal attire to give people options and ideas outside of the default outfits their main reference sheets focus on.
For Illie
A lot of things about Illie actually reflects my IRL self in some ways, especially since she was originally my persona before she was turned into an actual character of her own.
Key features from her origin story reflect aspects of my real life, such as having 3 older sisters, though in Illie’s story she is not actually blood-related in anyway.
(this was a choice to reflect the “otherness” I’ve always felt as the youngest child nobody listened to and assumed was helpless and unaware of anything happening, but ANYWAY)
For her alternative outfits, her casual and date night attire are heavily inspired by actual clothing pieces I have, and despite having a constant pink presence, the general aesthetics of my clothing can change on a day to day basis. It turns out that I’ve been leaning into my Gemini Venus for fashion style well since before I knew there was more to astrology than the basic Sun sign everyone is aware of, and I wanted to make sure that also reflects in Illie’s wardrobe.
Boldness, colorful, out there, ever-changing, whimsical we do not stick to just one aesthetic, though I definitely have a preference for comfy-graphic-tee-casual and a touch of cutesy.
The only real difference is that I normally wear pajama pants and graphic tees because I want to be comfy and cozy, and I also don’t like my thighs sticking to each other lol
For Gideon
I went a bit more detailed with fabric texture on Gideon’s reference sheet after having a conversation with my bestie, Shadow. We determined that, after Gideon is elevated to a higher position in the Global Safety Taskforce after being classified as a ground unit, he’d lean more toward higher end fashion, leaning toward luxury brands and more expensive fabrics.
I tried my best to shade/highlight the fabrics that would be made of silks.
The hardest decision among his outfits is trying to figure out hairstyles that would match.
I definitely lean toward male K-pop idols’ hairstyles as inspiration for his hairstyles.
I definitely feel comfortable that Gideon can skate between more rigid and what is deemed as “masculine” styles and softer, flowy “feminine” styles.
I decided that he was going to have a Pisces Venus, which leans toward the gentler end of fashion spectrum, and an Aries Mars, which leans toward the more assertive end.
It is generally said in the Astrology sphere to dress like your Venus sign to be the most alluring version of yourself, but I’ve also heard to dress as your Mars sign when you need to take action.
I think this balances Gideon out really well despite the fact he’s a robot that spontaneously gained sentience.
Now all that’s left to do is upload these image references to Art Fight, and I can spend the rest of the day relaxing until the battle begins tomorrow!
